Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [art] better " in BNC.
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| 1 | During his first term , Reagan and his staff eventually developed a better appreciation of the merits and responsibilities of legislators and came to realize that the making of policy required the executive branch to ‘ bargain with , cajole and otherwise court the legislative branch ’ . |
| 2 | Then she told herself he had only got the better of her because she was , as he had so rightly said , suffering from shock and exhaustion . |
| 3 | Further , the retardation of maturity not only preserved a better brain/ body-weight ratio but also extended the period of educability and cognitive development which characterizes primate childhoods . |
| 4 | Of the two , Christie 's not only offered the better quality sale , but also presented their material with more conviction . |
| 5 | The sooner she was long gone the better . |
| 6 | ‘ That afternoon the matron of Abigail 's hospital rang from Bristol to tell us her lungs had finally got the better of her heart and she 'd died an hour ago . |
| 7 | NO HORSE was ever given a better or more fitting name than Nijinsky and few have paid their namesake more graceful compliments . |
| 8 | ‘ Here we are , ’ gushed the presenter of Gardeners ' World , ‘ we 're in my very favourite corner of the estate now , with its magnificent , sweeping views down to the river.just look at this superb example of Metasequoiaglyptostroboides , or Dawn Redwood to give it its more familiar name , I do n't think I 've ever seen a better specimen anywhere . |
| 9 | ‘ No one has ever got the better of her yet . ’ |
| 10 | No matter how you feed your horse , somebody else ( usually a self confessed expert with little or no qualifications ) has always got a better way . |
| 11 | Although bargaining is often very tough you 've always got a better chance if you know with whom you are dealing — it helps if you 've had the odd meal or drink together or a game of squash . |
| 12 | I think has probably got a better coverage on groups . |
| 13 | Well you 've probably got I 've probably got a better deal there . |
| 14 | To re-phrase Churchill on our democracy , the market economy is a very bad system — yes : Guinness , Maxwell , BCCI , Blue Arrow underline its frailties — but no one has yet found a better one . |
| 15 | A colleague made cheerful conversation with Jan while another of the team hurriedly arranged a better room . |
| 16 | The citizens of Kettering had never seen a better ring , In fact no better pair of 'em " Take care of " me ! " they cried . |
| 17 | Paige could only admit that she had never seen a better male specimen . |
| 18 | Did er , Tom like the I 've never seen a better one th have you ? |
| 19 | The club have never had a better side . |
| 20 | I 've never had a better incentive to hurry home . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've never had a better client , ’ she said then . |
| 22 | and he 's never had a better job than what he had at Widnes , I 'll tell you ! |
| 23 | I 've also got an early '60s L-series Strat and I 've never played a better Strat than that one , but I do n't use it live in case I lose it . |
| 24 | But he 's never found a better subject , than Alice 's underground adventures . |
| 25 | Alice In Chains are here , and SEattle 's never seemed a better place to live . |
| 26 | Alice In Chains are here , and SEattle 's never seemed a better place to live . |
| 27 | but the actual extract as , as Cath said to me the other day , you know she felt sure and I said to her you know in a full length film they could 've actually chosen a better moment |